Legal Opinion
Johnson v. DeSoto County Board of Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 23, 1996No. 94-3448PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
The DeSoto County, Florida School Board appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment against the School Board and in favor of the plaintiffs who are four black registered voters in DeSoto County. The district court held that the election of the School Board members through an at-large voting system, established by a 1947 Florida Act, now codified as Florida Statutes §§ 230.08 and 230.10, violates § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1973 (West 1994).
The district court’s judgment is based upon its holding that the Florida Legislature’s intent in…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by41 opinions
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